Ontario High School History of England . gn. Amongthese was Lord Hastings, who had been one of the chiefadvisers of Edward IV. Then it was seen how hard Richardwould strike. One day, at a council in the Tower, hesuddenly bared a withered arm, declared that this deformityhad been caused by the magic of his enemies, and accusedHastings of being a party to it-. Such a charge seems analmost incredible pieceof stage-play, for it is probable that the 158 HISTORY OF ENGLAND arm had been deformed from Richards youth. Nevertheless,Hastings was led at once to the courtyard, and, withoutsemblance of tria
Ontario High School History of England . gn. Amongthese was Lord Hastings, who had been one of the chiefadvisers of Edward IV. Then it was seen how hard Richardwould strike. One day, at a council in the Tower, hesuddenly bared a withered arm, declared that this deformityhad been caused by the magic of his enemies, and accusedHastings of being a party to it-. Such a charge seems analmost incredible pieceof stage-play, for it is probable that the 158 HISTORY OF ENGLAND arm had been deformed from Richards youth. Nevertheless,Hastings was led at once to the courtyard, and, withoutsemblance of trial, was beheaded on a block of wood. Menbegan now to see that Richard would spare no one whostood in his path. The second son of Edward IV fellinto his hands, and then the gates of the Tower closedfor ever upon him and his brother, Edward V. Meanwhile,from the pulpit, and in the market-place, the talk aboutEdward IVs false marriage was repeated. Then some ofRichards tools invited him to assume the crown, and, after \\ \ w V\\ \ \ > \j. Earl Rivers presenting his Book to Edward TV The child at the kings left is Edward V. The figure at the earls right has been thought to be Caxton, the first English printer (p. 181). a show of hesitation, he accepted. On June 26th, he waspublicly proclaimed king, and Edward V ceased to ruleeven in name. But the young prince and his brother werea menace to the usurper, and they died a month or twoafter his accession, murdered, it was believed, thoughwhen or by whom was never known. Long after, in 1674, THE STRUGGLE OF LANCASTER AND YORK 159 workmen found the skeletons of two boys at the foot of astaircase in the White Tower, and there is little doubt thatthe grave then gave up, at last, the secret of the guiltyburial, two hundred years earlier. Richard III, 1483-1485.—Richard had secured the throne,but his crimes turned the nation against him. Cruelthough Edward IV was, he had struck down only theenemies of his line; Richard was destroying his
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